Display stand



July 2 1932. v M, KE E Y DISPLAY STAND Filed Sept. 10, 1950 2 Sheets-$heet l M. KENNEDY 3&3 25,, 1932.

DI SPLAY S TAND Filed Sept. 10, 19.50 2 Sheets-$11861;

Patented July 26, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MARTIN KENNEDY, or FREE-HOLD, NEW JERSEY, AS$IQNO1 To A. a KARheHnosIAN; INC., on NEW YORK, N. Y, A conronArIoN or DELAWARE I v DISPLAY srA' n Application filed September 10 1930. Serial No. 481,063

This invention relates to apparatus for displaying rugs, carpets, or the like. The apparatus is particularly adapted for use in displaying rugs, wherein a plurality of different rugs are joined end to end and supported by a series of rollers journaled in a suitable display frame, over which the string of rugs is draped. It is desirable at times to vary the angle at which light is reflected onto the rugs, in order to display the color and design of the rugs to the best advantage.

The object of this invention is to prvide an apparatus for displaying rugs, carpets and the like, wherein a means is provided for varying the angle at which the light rays impinge upon the surface of th string of rugs on display.

' In the accompanying drawings: 1

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a display frame made in accordance with the principles of my invention;

Fig. 2 is an end View of Fig. 1, showing the means adapted to vary the angle of the rug relative to the angle of the light rays impinging on the rug; and

Fig. 3 is a modification, showing an alternate means for varying the angle 'of the rug, relative to the angle of the light rays impinging upon the rug. 1

Referring to the drawings, the apparatus comprises suitable spaced end frames 1,-1, each of which comprises feet 2, 2, which are adapted to support tubular frame members 3, the upper extremities of which are fitted to a suitable fitting 4. A bearing 5 is provided in the upper portion of thefitting 4, which is adapted to receive and rotatably support one end of a shaft 6. The

lower portions of the tubular frame members 3 are connected by tubular members 7 thereby forming A-frames in conj unction' with the tubular members 3.

The A-frames 1, 1 forming the opposite ends of the apparatus are held in spaced relation to each other by means of a longitudinal- 1y extending shelf or frame member 14. The display stand is braced against longitudinal- 9 adapted'to adjustably support one end distortion by diagonally extending rods 27, 5o 7 r Support arms 8, 8 extend outwardly from and" are adjustably mounted on-thetubular framemembers 3, 3, said support arms 8, 8 each having a longitudinally extending slot of a shaft 10- havingsa'roller 11 rotatably mounted thereon, between the end frames 1, 1. A roller 12, having a plurality of spikes 13 circumferentially about its surface is rigidly mounted on the shaft 6, which is rotatably mounted in the bearings 5,5 of the end frames 1, 1. On the shelf 14, in the present instance, is mounted an electric driving motor 15, con-. nected through a' reductiongear 16' to the sprocket wheel 17,'which, in turn, is connected by a sprocket chain 19 to a sprocket wheel 18, rigidly mounted on the shaft ,6, the sprocket wheel 18 having a greater diameter than sprocket wheel 17, thereby affording a relatively slower rotation of the shaft 6with respect tothe rotation of the shaft of the reduction gear 16. 1 z Extending longitudinally of and on each side of the display frame is a hollow rock shaft 20, which is rotatably mounted on a rod 29 secured at its opposite ends to brackets 21, 21 secured to the cross-members 7, 7 of the A frames 1, 1 respectively.

Secured toeach of the rock shafts 20, ad' jacent one of the end frames 1, is an arm 22 to the outer end of whichis connected one end of a link 23. The opposite end of the link 23 is provided with a head 24having an elongated slot 25 formed therein. Extending through the slots 25 of both of the heads 24, 24,"at approximately the centerof the slot, is a pin 26 which extendslaterally from an operating arm 27 of a control or reversing switch 28 by which the flow of electric energy to the driving motoris controlled.

Secured to the shafts. 20, at spaced intervals therealong are arms 30, 30, to the outer ends of which is rigidly secured a longitudinally extending bar 31, to which is removably secured a second bar 32, adapted to clamp the end =of the string of rugs therebetween in order that thestring of rugs maybe operatively connected to the actuating switch.

Normally the grips 31-32 rest on stops 39 nwhich support the grip bars3l 32 and maintain the'links or push rods 28, 23 in the I 7 relative positions, with respect to .has an elongated slot 86, through which the I pin 26 of the switch arm 27 projects.

r In the operation ofthe display apparatus, a strip consisting of a plurality of rugs 00," joined end to end, is placed over the rollers 11 and 12 in the mannershown in Fig, 2. The

extremities of the said strip arerigidly held" by the grips 3132 carried by the shaft 20, 20. The switch arm 271is then thrown, by actuation of" the control lever 33', thereby starting the motor-l andsubsequently affording a rotary motion to the roller 12,'in

one direction, the spikes 13 of theroller 12 engaging the string -of rugs w and carry it over the display stand, whereby the pile m on one side of the stand is progressively reduced and the pile m on the opposite side of the stand is accordingly increased. On each of the opposite sides of the said display stand, the rug passes at a predetermined angle over the rollers 11 and 12. When the end of the strip w is reached on one side of the stand,

, one of the piles m or 00 as the case may be,

- ment of the grips rocks the shaft and affords longitudinal movement of the push rod 7 2S, thereby'moving the head 24 of the rod until the end of the slot 25 therein engages the 7 switch pin 26, continued movement causing the switch arm 27 to be rocked, throwing the switch and'reversing the flow of current to the motor 15. Reversal of the motor 15 affords a relative reversing of the whole strip :0 of the plurality of rugs and the operation may go on in this manner as long as desired.

The angle at which the light impinges upon the face of the rug strip, intermediate the rollers'll and 12, may be varied by ad justing the supporting arms8 to a difierent position alongv the tubular side frames 3, or the said angle may also'be varied by adjusting the shaft '10 in the slots-9 of the arms 8. I A modification of the means for varying the angle at which light is impinged upon the rug strip is'shown inFig. 3. VA substantially semi-circular support 8a, having an arcuate, slot, 37 therein, may be adjustably mounted on the tubular end frame members 3. The shaft 10 havingithe roller 11 mou'nted'there on may be adjustably mounted in the slot 37, so that as the shaft 10 is moved to various positions in the slots 87, 87, the roller 11 will be correspondingly moved and the angle of the portion ofthe rug strip. disposed between the roller 12 and the roller 11 will be changed.

Obviously when displaying the strip of rugs to a prospective customer the handle 33 stalled,for example, in a store window, for

general display purposes the actuation of the switch 28 is automatically controlled in v the manner above noted.

As a matter of safety a safety switch is provided, as indicated at 40. The switches 26 and 40 and the gear reduction unit 16 are of usual conventional form, procurable on the open market and'no claim. is made thereto per se. I V

For the purpose of illustration, if the light should impinge upon thesurface of the'strip at an angle, such as illustrated at e in .Fig. 2, and in so doing did not show the color or de sign of the rug to the best advantage, due to the lay of the nap of the rugs or other reasons, the roller 11 may be adjusted so as to change its relation with respect to the roller 12, so that the angle of the plane of that portion of the rug strip disposed between the rollers 11 and 12 would be altered to such an extent that the light, being more or less constant, will impinge upon the strip in such a manner that the rugwill be displayed to the best advantage.

I claim:

1. In an apparatus for displaying a strip of carpet and the like, the combinationof a frame comprising substantiallyA-shaped end members, a'roller disposed in a relatively fixed position on said frame at the vertices of said A frames, a second rollerdisposed in a predetermined position relative to the first said roller to support a portion of the strip in a predetermined plane therebet-ween, a bracket carried by and adjustably mounted on the side leg of each A frame, and means for ad ustably mount ng the second said roller on said bracket affording variations inthe plane of the said supported portion of the strip relative to light rays impinging upon said supported portion of the strip to bring V out the colorand design of the strip to the best advantage for display purposes. I 2. In an apparatus for displaying a strip of carpet and the like, the combination of a frame comprising substantially A-shaped strip in a predetermined plane tlierebetween, a bracket mountedfor adjustment on and longitudinally of a leg of each of the A frames, each of said brackets having a slot formed therein and eXtending outwardly from said A' frame, a shaft having its opposite ends adjustably mounted in the slots means disposed adj acent the base of the frame in substantially vertical alignment with one of said laterally disposed guide rolls and,

operatively connected to an end of the strip hanging from said vertically aligned guide roll for controlling the actuation of the roller rotating means.

4. In an apparatus for displaying a strip of carpet and the like, the combination of a vertical frame, a supporting roller for said strip disposed in the upper portion of the frame, guide rolls for said strip carried by the frame in laterally spaced relation to said roller, means disposed within the rolls and adapted to rotate said roller, a controlling switch for said motor dis osed within said space, means disposed adjacent the base of the frame and'operativelyconnected in substantially Vertical alignment with said gnide'rolls'respectively to the opvposite ends of the strip for actuating said switch to reverse the motor'when a predetermined portion of the strip has passed in a predetermined direction over the. roller, 7

and means also within said space for manually actuating said switch independent of the last said actuating means therefor.

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space defined by the strip in passing over said roller and said guide rolls for rotating said roller to cause the strip to be passed in a predetermined direction over the roller and the guide rolls, and means disposed adjacent the base of the frame within said space and operatively connected to the opposite ends of the strip in substantially vertical alignment with said guide rolls respectively for reversing the direction of movement of the roller when a predetermined portion of the strip has passed thereover.

5. In an apparatus for displaying a strip of carpet and the like, the combination of a vertical frame, a supporting roller for the strip disposed at the upper portion of the frame, guide rolls for said strip carried by the frame in laterally spaced relation to said roller, a driving motor disposed within the space defined by the strip in passing over said roller and said guide rolls adapted to rotate said roller, a controlling switch for said motor within said space, means disposed adjacent the base of the frame within said space and operatively connected to the opposite ends of the strip in substantially vertical alignment with said guide rolls respectively for actuating said switch to reverse the motor when a predetermined portion of the strip has passed in a predetermined direction over the roller.

6. In an apparatus for displaying a strip of carpet and the like, the combination of a vertical frame, a supporting roller for the strip disposed at the upper portion of the frame, guide rolls for said strip carried by the frame in laterally spaced relation to said roller, a driving motor disposed within the space defined by the strip in passing over the roller and the laterally spaced guide 

